Two premium taxi apps mull tie-up to challenge Kakao

Two premium taxi apps mull tie-up to challenge Kakao

South Korea's two premium ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are considering a merger in a bid to challenge Kakao Mobility Corp., which commands about 9...

Korea's credit card approval volume hit all-time high last year

Korea's credit card approval volume hit all-time high last year

The annual card approval amount in South Korea exceeded 1,000 trillion won ($811.4 billion) for the first time ever. This is largely because of "ret...

Korea’s Hyundai Electric wins $86 mn transformer deal in US

Korea’s Hyundai Electric wins $86 mn transformer deal in US

Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., a power equipment and energy solution affiliate of the world’s largest shipbuilding group holding c...

LG Innotek gears up for FC-BGA substrate mass production

LG Innotek gears up for FC-BGA substrate mass production

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. is preparing to mass produce flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) substrates from the fourth quarter of this year, ...

Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half

Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half

The full-scale resumption of overseas travel by people in South Korea has fueled the trend of "niche travelers" who travel abroad whenever they have...

Samsung seeks to sell more smartphones in Southeast Asia

Samsung seeks to sell more smartphones in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is an attractive smartphone market for both heavyweights and mass-market players given the relatively large number of young people wh...

Nibec gets approval for its bone graft biomaterials in Colombia, Mexico

Nibec gets approval for its bone graft biomaterials in Colombia, Mexico

South Korea's bioactive peptide technology company Nibec Co. said on Friday that it has obtained product approval for the sale of two types of denta...

Korea Exchange acquires market operator license in Singapore

Korea Exchange acquires market operator license in Singapore

Korea Exchange (KRX) on Thursday said it has received a "Recognized Market Operator" (RMO) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a...

S.Korea, Japan compete in gastroesophageal reflux drug market

S.Korea, Japan compete in gastroesophageal reflux drug market

South Korea is battling Japan again, this time on the global market to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). South Korea's pharmaceutical pr...

South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading

South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading

South Korea has fined Citadel Securities over 10 billion won ($8.1 million) for disrupting market order through high-frequency trading in the countr...

DongKoo Bio signs MOU to move into SE Asian healthcare market

DongKoo Bio signs MOU to move into SE Asian healthcare market

DongKoo Bio & Pharma Co. has built a bridgehead for expansion toward the world, including Southeast Asia by joining hands with LVMC Holdings, th...

LG Elec targets indoor golf market with its ProBeam projector

LG Elec targets indoor golf market with its ProBeam projector

LG Electronics Inc. is targeting the overseas indoor golf market with its premium commercial projector LG ProBeam.The company said on Thursday that ...

S.Korean companies in renewed push for Kosdaq listings

S.Korean companies in renewed push for Kosdaq listings

South Korean companies are making renewed pushes to go public this year even at the expense of reduced IPO values.Zaram Technology Inc., a chip desi...

Silicon Valley, Korean startups’ choice for global business

Silicon Valley, Korean startups’ choice for global business

Silicon Valley was the favorite place for South Korean startups for their global business as more of them were established in other countries for th...

Kolmar Korea to establish new cosmetics production base in Sejong City

Kolmar Korea to establish new cosmetics production base in Sejong City

South Korea's cosmetic original design manufacturer Kolmar Korea said Wednesday that it would establish a cosmetics production base equipped with ar...

SK Hynix unveils industry’s fastest mobile DRAM chip LPDDR5T

SK Hynix unveils industry’s fastest mobile DRAM chip LPDDR5T

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has developed the world’s fastest mobile DRAM chip and ...

S.Korean stock issuance volume declines 24% in 2022

S.Korean stock issuance volume declines 24% in 2022

The volume of stock issuance in South Korea declined sharply last year due to the softening stock market. Amid rising interest rates, the amount of ...

Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs

Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs

For more than four decades, Japanese automakers, led by Toyota Motor Corp., have reigned as undisputed champions in the Southeast Asian auto marke...

Kakao Pay and Hanwha Aerospace likely to be added to MSCI Korea Index

Kakao Pay and Hanwha Aerospace likely to be added to MSCI Korea Index

South Korea's Kakao Pay Corp. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. next month are expected to get newly incorporated into the MSCI Korean Index, which measures ...

HK inno.N's K-CAB to get insurance benefits in China

HK inno.N's K-CAB to get insurance benefits in China

South Korea’s 30th novel medicine K-CAB Tab (active ingredient: tegoprazan), a gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment of HK inno.N, ...

S.Korea's Paris Baguette opens first outlet in Malaysia

S.Korea's Paris Baguette opens first outlet in Malaysia

To SPC Group, which hopes to tide over difficulties in the domestic market facing sagging growth potential and troubles caused by a series of safety...

Samsung Heavy, MISC to jointly develop floating CO2 storage units

Samsung Heavy, MISC to jointly develop floating CO2 storage units

South Korea's major shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with MISC Berhad, a Malaysian offshore ene...

KAI signs agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop UAVs

KAI signs agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop UAVs

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in relation to "technical cooperation on verti...

Cosmax to make inroads into Japanese market in earnest

Cosmax to make inroads into Japanese market in earnest

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's cosmetics original design manufacturing (ODM) company, said on Thursday that it would start targeting the Japanese market...

SK E&S moves into EV charging market

SK E&S moves into EV charging market

South Korea's liquefied petroleum gas supplier SK E&S said on Wednesday that its subsidiary Parking Cloud will begin electric vehicle charging s...

BC Card eyes Central Asian payment market entry this year

BC Card eyes Central Asian payment market entry this year

South Korea's financial services company BC Card said on Wednesday that it would seek to enter the Central Asian market this year on the back of its...

Modetour signs agreement with mobility platform Danida

Modetour signs agreement with mobility platform Danida

South Korea's travel agency network Modetour Network Inc. said Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with mobility platform Dan...

Kolon, Hyosung to give up control over nylon material maker Capro

 Kolon, Hyosung to give up control over nylon material maker Capro

South Korea’s Hyosung Group and its longtime rival Kolon Group in the fiber, textile and petrochemical businesses are poised to give up their ...

CMG Pharma acquires animal nutrition company ING Medix

CMG Pharma acquires animal nutrition company ING Medix

CMG Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of South Korea's CHA Biotech, said on Monday that it is moving into the pet nutrition supplement market by acquirin...

Kookmin Bank launches foreign currency trading platform KB Star FX

Kookmin Bank launches foreign currency trading platform KB Star FX

South Korea's largest lender Kookmin Bank on Monday launched its new contactless platform for foreign exchange transactions dubbed KB Star FX.The on...

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